Networks

The Specialist Pharmacy Service owns and supports a number of networks for practitioners from all sectors across the country; these can be virtual or physical. Each network has a section describing their aims, how to join and details of upcoming and past meetings or events where good practice, new developments and updates are shared.

Regional Medicines Optimisation Committees for England

The role and function of RMOCs has been co-developed by NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups, in partnership with NHS hospital representatives, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Improvement and representative bodies of the branded and generic pharmaceutical industry. The RMOCs will provide advice and […]

The role and function of RMOCs has been co-developed by NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups, in partnership with NHS hospital representatives, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Improvement and representative bodies of the branded and generic pharmaceutical industry. The RMOCs will provide advice and […]

The role and function of RMOCs has been co-developed by NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups, in partnership with NHS hospital representatives, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Improvement and representative bodies of the branded and generic pharmaceutical industry. The RMOCs will provide advice and […]

The role and function of RMOCs has been co-developed by NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups, in partnership with NHS hospital representatives, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Improvement and representative bodies of the branded and generic pharmaceutical industry. The RMOCs will provide advice and […]

Medicines Use and Safety Networks

The Medicines Use and Safety Network (MUSN) is a group of clinical practitioners from all sectors with the aim of sharing and learning from the experiences of its members – a “do once and share” approach. Learning events are held typically twice a year on topical subjects. The next meeting will be held in the autumn […]

The Medicines Use and Safety Team host monthly webinars on the second Wednesday lunch-time at 1pm, lasting approximately 1 hour. Pre-registration for each event is required and details to do this are given for the individual webinars below. Dates and topics coming up are: 8th November – Issues with mental health medicines in the perinatal period […]

The Community Health Service (CHS) network is a group of practitioners (providers and commissioners) with an interest in care provided outside acute settings. The group aims to share learning and good practice, with an emphasis on practical solutions. Learning events are held each year. To join CHS email LNWH-tr.MUS-SpecialistPharmacyService@nhs.net

The Clinical Pharmacists Peer Support Group meeting is a regular facilitated event for pharmacists and technicians involved with undertaking medication reviews for frail older people in community (domiciliary or care homes) settings. The forum aims to foster the sharing of best practice and learning through peer support and face to face discussions of patient case […]

The Secure Environments Pharmacy Group (SEPG) is a network of clinicians (mainly pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) working in secure environments. This includes prisons, immigration removal centres, secure training centres, police custody healthcare and secure children’s homes. The network meets annually with a mixed agenda of strategic plans and local practice and development topics. To join […]

The Older Peoples’ Network (OPNet) is a group of pharmacy practitioners from all sectors working with Older People at an operational level with the aim of sharing and learning from the experiences of its members – a “do once and share” approach. Typically one learning event is held each year. To join OPNet email LNWH-tr.MUS-SpecialistPharmacyService@nhs.net

UKMi Networks

The UKMi executive comprises the Directors or Heads of the regional and national NHS medicines information centres in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. UKMi Executive membership It is a forum through which a range of collaborative and co‐operative strategic and operational work is undertaken to support the safe, effective and efficient use of medicines […]

Membership The UKMi Patient Safety Working Group (PSWG) is responsible for developing and delivering national UKMi patient safety outputs. It aims to collate and share the latest information on medicines in relation to patient safety and develop strategies to support and improve the safe use of medicines within the NHS. They liaise with other organisations […]

Convener: Helen Davis, North West Medicines Information Centre The UKMi Horizon Scanning and Medicines Evaluation (HSME) working group is responsible for developing a strategy for co-ordinated production of information to support managed introduction of new medicines into the NHS. The information encompasses early horizon scanning intelligence through to evaluations of medicines once marketed. They liaise […]

Convener: Fiona Woods, Director, Welsh Medicines Information Centre Membership The UKMi Clinical Governance Working Group advises the parent group, UKMi Executive, on matters relating to the quality of MI services in the UK. The Group develop quality assurance programmes for MI services, in line with relevant NHS policy, and produce associated documentation and guidance. It […]

Membership The UKMi Workforce Development Working Group (WDWG) have the remit of developing and updating various training tools. It aims to equip pharmacy staff with the appropriate knowledge and skills required to promote safe, effective and efficient use of medicines within the NHS. A number of training programmes are already established and are being incorporated […]

The London Medicines’ Evaluation Network (LMEN) facilitates information sharing between decision making groups for medicines in London. In particular, the network makes members aware of those medicines that are being considered by decision making groups across London and the outcomes of such considerations. The network also makes members aware of medicines identified through horizon scanning […]

Hospital Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation Project events

These NHS facing events were designed to provide a forum for Chief Clinical Information Officers, Chief Pharmacists and pharmacy stock control system managers to come together with hospital pharmacy system suppliers to learn about a range of digital medicines initiatives which will be key to the development of Hospital Pharmacy and will be included in […]

National Homecare Medicines Committee

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) defines homecare medicines service as a service that delivers ongoing medicine supplies, and where necessary, associated care, initiated by the hospital prescriber, direct to the patients home with their consent. The purpose of the homecare medicines service is to improve patient care and choice of their clinical treatment. The NHMC […]